Golden Thread Gallery

Founded 2001
Location 84- 94 Great Patrick Street, Belfast, BT1 2LU
Website goldenthreadgallery.co.uk

Golden Thread Gallery (GTG) is a contemporary visual art gallery in Belfast. Their purpose is to present innovative artistic programmes of high quality that embrace the breadth and variety of contemporary arts practice, and to develop, support and promote the work of contemporary Northern Irish artists. Their main gallery programme showcases world-class national and international artists, while our Project Space is designed to support early career artists.

Their mission statement is “Creating a context, challenging perceptions, promoting creativity, delivering contemporary visual art for all”. They strive to be a destination where every visitor is engaged, educated, challenged and inspired by visual art.¹

Publications

Photography books by organisation

2018, June, Verges, Clare Gallagher, The Golden Thread Gallery
2016, ed. Sarah McAvera, Invisible Barriers, Moving Images, Belfast: Golden Thread Gallery, ISBN 978-1-909989-07-8
2007, ed. Peter Richards, Out of the Darkness – 40 years of Northern Irish Press Photography, Belfast: Golden Thread Gallery, ISBN 978-0-9549633-7-8
2009, ed. Monika Szewczyk and Peter Richards, Agent Absurd, Belfast: Golden Thread Gallery, ISBN 97-0-9557469-3-2

Exhibitions

Selected exhibitions

Solo exhibitions

2022, OXYgen, Aoife Shanahan, curated by Peter Richards,
2022, LIGHTHOUSE, Donovan Wylie with Chris Klatell, curated by Peter Richards, Golden Thread Gallery, Belfast, Northern Ireland, 27 November 2021 – 12 February 2022
2021, Across and In-Between, Suzanne Lacy, curated by Peter Richards with Cian Smyth, Golden Thread Gallery, Belfast, Northern Ireland, 12 June 2021 – 14 August 2021
2018, Verges, Clare Gallagher, curated by Peter Richards, Golden Thread Gallery, Belfast, Northern Ireland, 3 March 2022 – 16 April 2022

Group exhibitions

2022, A Bigger Picture, isling Kane, Maria Przybylska, Joanne Mullin, Richard Gosnold, Emma Campbell, Sarah Tehan, Shannon Ritchie, Gareth Sweeney, Sophie Riddell, Molly Martin, Ryan Allen, Shane O’Neill, Adela Puterkova, Evie Williamson, Charlie Beare, curated by Clare Gallagher with Clare Gormley and Anna Liesching, Golden Thread Gallery, Belfast, Northern Ireland, 12 May 2022 – 09 July 2022
2019, Do Governments Lie? Belfast Photo Festival, Erik Kessels, Thomas Mailaender, Philippe Chancel, Marc Lee, curated by Peter Richards, Golden Thread Gallery, Belfast, Northern Ireland,